SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) — The Seoul city government on Friday opened a welcome lounge promoting the city’s new slogan, “Seoul, My Soul,” in a popular tourist destination in central Seoul, known for its preservation of traditional Korean houses called hanok. The promotion set up in Bukchon Lounge, a sample hanok house the city government runs in the Bukchon Hanok Village, will receive visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Mondays and Lunar New Year, which falls on Saturday, city officials said. The Bukchon Hanok Village is a neighborhood in Seoul’s Jongno district, a famous tourist destination known for its restored hanok houses. The promotion lounge includes an exhibition space-cum-photo zone adorned with lamps, furniture pieces and…
